[Huawei said to be a front-runner in Sprint Nextel $3 billion advanced wireless equipment deal. As it maneuvers into the lucrataive technology arena, U.S. national security issues are being called into question.]

Santa Clara, CA -- "This spring, an executive from a Chinese telecommunications equipment company made an intriguing job offer to a Silicon Valley software engineer. The Chinese company, Huawei Technologies, wanted to get into the booming market for Internet-based computing, and it had just moved its United States research headquarters here to capture some of the best local talent."